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come away with me from that captcha'd place

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[ It would not be the first time someone hid behind her for protection! ...Although admittedly Phoenix and Apollo, who she hangs out with the most, tend to step in front of her. As Teruteru just did right now, although he definitely does not sound entirely confident. Though the accent is getting back under control, too...

At least that's good. It has to mean he's pulling together more. Trucy herself isn't sure what they can do, but if there's someone in here...well, she's hardly going to pull out one of her throwing knives. Trucy has never wanted to hurt a person in her life, not really, and she'd only ever thrown knives at inanimate (or, well, scooter wheel animate) targets. Besides, she might hurt someone else by accident in the dark. ]

That's right! We're definitely not afraid!! [ Maybe... ]

[bozu]

R-right! Not afraid at all! N-not... at all...

[Yeah, no, he's definitely afraid. He doesn't even have something on his person to help if he needed to...
And if there's something he really can't stand - for what's probably an obvious reason to everyone but Trucy - it's the pitch black darkness they're dealing with.]

If... i-if you think I'll let you hurt us, y-y-you have another thing c... coming!

[That's not gonna stop him from talking big, though. Let's just hope the lights come back soon...]

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Awwww. But isn't it exciting?

[ Look more excited!!! Or she will have to break out the Big Tricks.

...Which, you know, she totally will. ]

[scenting]

[ she's so unenthused though!! you're magic, who cares. ]

I... guess? I don't have much experience with magic.

[ isn't it supposed to be used in life or death scenarios? using it to summon a card seems pretty useless!! ]

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Oh, that's fine! You can call me up about other things, too. Like if you see a really funny-looking leaf!! Or if you see a guy in a snazzy blue or a guy in a snazzy red suit up to anything funny! Or a girl in a snazzy yellow suit...

[ because of course ]

[particularity]

No, I probably won't call you up if I see a funny-looking leaf...

[...] All these people in... snazzy suits, though, you're looking for them?

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Are you saying you wouldn't have the same amount of dedication, Kaito?! I'm disappointed if that's the case!

[ JAIL BEFORE SECRET REVEAL although Trucy seems to think a magic-trick assisted escape from the courtroom is also a-okay, so y'know, whatever floats your boat ]

[carptricks]

[oh she has so much to learn about Kaito and his own distaste for following the law]

'Course I would!

[he lifts a hand and places it over his heart in a SUPER SRS gesture]

On my oath as a magician, I'll protect my secrets until the day I die.

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Well, yeah, I'd like a shot to do that! Does that mean you're not new?

[ He does seem calm, but that's not always a great indicator...some people are just really chill on emotions. ]

[topscores]

I've been here a while.

[Unfortunately...]

About two months and seven days.

[Of course he's keeping count of that.]

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Well, of course! I don't want to meet anyone by a threatening snowman. Doesn't that make it seem kinda suspicious?! Anyway, let's hurry, Daddy!

[ Grabbing his hand and tugging him along and

oh wow these snowbots have programmed greetings ]

[bewrightback]

[Phoenix comes right along with the tug... and there's the snowmen robots threatening to hug them. Now Phoenix tugs at her hand to pull her along.]

Definitely not these snowmen...

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But if I take it off, no one will know I'm a magician!!

[ And that would be TRAGIC, apparently... ]

You can't stop wearing any of your outfit, right? Or no one will know what your character type is!

[shacklebreaker]

Hahaha... Not even prison garb can detract from the soul of a true warrior, magician girl. So you too, must strive to embody that which you seek to represent, not merely wear it as an accessory.

[what does that even mean]

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[ Those are probably screams in the distance...not everyone has gotten the very important memo not to ride the rides. Trucy's been telling people she's run into not to - or at least has shared her ferris wheel experience. She has yet to go on anything else, but after she tries one other ride just to see if she was wrong, she'll be completely Done with the entire idea of riding anything. ]

Me? [ Before he revises, because Trucy has never really considered if she were dangerous or not. She rubs her chin in thought, then smiles when he corrects himself. She seems like the sort of person who smiles a lot.

And laughs a lot, too, since she laughs again. ]

Yes! To being new. I don't think I'm particularly dangerous - I don't want to hurt anyone, anyway, and I wouldn't try to. But I don't know if that's a good gauge of "dangerous" or not, y'know? I'm Trucy Wright, by the way!

[freed]

[the laughter is...haru isn't certain of the word he wants in all truth. he listens and nods politely at her response, agreeing on basis of firsthand impressions: she does not seem like the kind of person to be tagged with the descriptor of Dangerous, after all. but he hadn't really thought before he spoke and so he gets the two-for-one answer, nodding once again at the introduction.]

Ah...Haruka Nanase.

[he glances away, but it's brief, not as though he is looking for anything specific either -- just more as though he does not know what to do with himself. which is true. ]

Strange dream...

[this last, he murmurs and it's more to himself than anything else in honesty but Trucy probably hears him anyway....]

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All right! Stand back and watch the Magician at work!

[ She'll heft the ring handed to her to test the weight, and then - with a practiced flick of her wrist - she sends it sailing to loop over a bottle neck with no apparent difficulties.

Time for that applause, Souda. ]

[eggcream]

[Yeah, she's gonna get a whistle and a look of being quite impressed from him, and he gives her a thumbs up.]

Nice job! [SHE CAN WIN SO MANY PRIZES WITH HER RAD MAGICIAN SKILLS...]

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Well........maybe it's a party! I mean, you know, welcoming all of us? Lots of snacks and games and dancing and music...!

[ Dream big or go home, okay. ]

What about you?!

[sjokolade]

Oh, maybe! After all the trouble we went through, they better give us something really big and massive for everyone here! And maybe they'll have enough chocolate and food too! Because there is a lot of people to feed here!

But for me? Hm...I don't know because I was thinking the same thing! I mean, why not have a party to welcome us?

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I am! Just got here today, and then got shoved on a bus and taken here, and uh. I have to say I'm not absolutely loving the welcome, but hey.

[ It...it could probably be worse. ]

At least the games are fun and the food looks fine!

[ Just avoid the hell out of the rides, apparently. ]

[scaryintuition]

Yeah, it is a bit much. I mean they tell us our worlds have been destroyed and then decide the best way to deal with that is to make us come to an amusement park?

[A life threatening amusement park at that.]

I haven't played any of the games yet. The rides looked more exciting. [He regrets thinking that now.]

Which one have you liked the best?

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It is! 'Cause, you know, you're not totally a Mr...

[ CAN YOU REALLY JUST SAY THAT... ]

And you can call be Trucy!

[failures]

Haha, you're right about that. "Mr." makes me feel way too old.

[AT LEAST SHE SAID IT TO THE RIGHT PERSON?]

Trucy it is! It's awesome to get to meet you, Trucy! Even if it's still really confusing, we'll both get used to the time weirdness!

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I am!!! The top hat gave it away, right? That's why I wear it!

[ She sure is smiley... ]

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Thanks!! I see you got my present...!

[ SHE DOES SEE. And she's glad Weiss liked it. ]

But how are you? Having fun?

[multiglyphs]

[ weiss beams at her. ]

It was truly unexpected... I'm only sorry I didn't get you anything in return...

[ haha oops. ]

But I'm well! [ a bubbly laugh, way too candid for someone usually so proper. ] Ish. [ haha anyway ] How are you? Are you enjoying the decorations?

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Haha...well, they're family secrets, too, you see. I inherited a lot of these tricks from my family!

[ Not Phoenix...but her birth family. So they're special. ]

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[ DAD...but Trucy eats up the attention, giggling. ]

Well, of course you do! After all, it's not every day you get to dance with a world-famous magician, right?

[bewrightback]

I guess it doesn't happen every day. [He says teasingly, as if there's a horde of famous magicians who dance with him every now and then.]

Let's get started, then. I thought you might ask your old man for a dance around now, so I put in a special request.

[And as he brings her to the dance floor as this song starts playing.]

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Yes! A magician's secrets are supposed to be secret! ...For a stage magician, anyway.

[ Other magicians may not feel that way... ]

But why were you gonna scrap it?!

[sunshade]

[ blinking ]

Well, I wasn't sure what you'd find useful.

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Well, I've been a magician most of my life! All that practice has paid off, you know.

[ Or it ought to have... ]

I'm Trucy Wright! And you're perfectly vibrant, don't worry! I just have a lot of stage presence.

[hoasen]

Oh, really? You are very talented, from such a young age! [Since most famous magicians don't hit it very young. She has great hopes for Trucy!]

It is nice to meet you, Trucy Wright. [She tries not to blush, but who can stop that.] Your stage presence is definitely something to admire. Not everyone can master it.

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Oh, it's no big deal. I just thought it'd look cute on you! And I was right!

[ Apparently she doesn't need anything in exchange... ]

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[ Of course he liked the bullet trick. All the yakuza liked that one...and if he checks what she's putting on as he wallflowers, it's still not inappropriate. JUST LEGAL-THEMED ROCK MUSIC, what the hell Wright. ]

Thanks, Kuzuryuu! Nothing but the best from the Wright Anything Agency Talent Branch! And Associates.

[ Kaito isn't part of the agency, after all. ]

[impheired]

[Look. Bullets were involved, I'm not sure what else needs to be said there. What the hell is this music indeed but at least it's decent. He guesses he doesn't have to tell her off for messing with the sound system.]

Best I've ever seen. [She doesn't need to know that he's seen MAYBE all of one magic show before this.] So that other guy isn't part of your agency then?

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[ Aw, Pearl. So cute. Trucy will curtsy in turn, before taking Pearl's hands. ]

Waltz, or freestyle?

[spiritpearls]

Why not a little bit of both? Like a freestyling waltz!

[ Pearl will go wherever Trucy will lead her, anyway. ]

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A magician never tells! But obviously the answer is...magic!

[ Well, that's...kind of an answer, right? ]

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[ Trucy, for her part, has an unrestrained smile, though she's apparently perfectly skilled at waltzing. Someone probably taught her how at some point... ]

Have you been having a nice evening so far, Uncle Miles?

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth has to wonder who taught her. Was it Wright? Does he have to think more highly of Wright's parenting skills now?

...eh, nah.]

Why yes, I have.

[Amazingly.]

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Hey! Anything that pays attention is a potential target audience! Never let your guard down, Polly!

[ ALWAYS GO FOR THE GOLD no seriously though what a dumb choice ]

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Trucy! Let's think about your showmanship after we get far, far away frmm the monster that wants to eat us, alright?

[Nevermind, he's just going to keep dragging her along until they're back on the path.That's when he finally turns and looks at her.]

You didn't look too surprised to see me here.

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...Well, no one actually can. Virtual reality means this is all happening in our heads! We'll be sure no one's in whatever house we burn down first, I mean, but since it's a "game"...we have to kind of do dumb stuff to get out. This is actually one of the least death-y ones I've seen so far...there was a murder mystery one a while back.

[ THAT WASN'T ENJOYABLE. ]

Trust me on this one! This is definitely ViViD! When we get outside, we definitely won't burn anything up! But inside, we might have to!

[shroudedinsecrecy]

[Yeah, Iris' face definitely noticeably fell at the mention of murder mystery.]

They have those kind of games as well?